Diane Wood
Diane Pamela Wood (born July 4, 1950) is an American attorney who serves as the director of the American Law Institute, a senior circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School.
Diane Wood | |
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Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
Assumed office September 7, 2022 | |
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
In office October 1, 2013 – July 3, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Frank H. Easterbrook |
Succeeded by | Diane S. Sykes |
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
In office June 30, 1995 – September 7, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | William J. Bauer |
Succeeded by | John Z. Lee |
Personal details | |
Born | Diane Pamela Wood July 4, 1950 Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Steve Van (Early 1970s) Robert L. Sufit (m. 2006) |
Children | 6 |
Education | University of Texas at Austin (BA, JD) |
After working in private practice and the executive branch, Wood became the third woman ever hired as a law professor at the University of Chicago Law School. President Bill Clinton nominated her to the Seventh Circuit on March 31, 1995. She is considered a liberal intellectual counter to Richard Posner and Frank H. Easterbrook.
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